"By the grace of our forefather, Barnes! Charge with me!!"
After a brief moment of chaos, the knights of the Fourth Legion let out another war cry and attempted to outflank the Demon Legion to halt their advance.
VMMMM...
Led by Big Brother Metal Slime, numerous Metal Slimes rolled out from their ranks like a cascade of metal balls. They sent several Knights who tried to intercept them flying before landing on the backs of their horses.
Wielding Small Short Swords and round shields, they clashed with the pesky Knights.
The Metal Slimes had extremely high physical resistance. The Knights’ Longswords only left shallow white scratches on their hard, metallic bodies, creating a series of sharp CLANGS.
"Silver-level Slimes!"
"Watch out! Their defense is incredibly high!"
"Use fire! They’re afraid of fire!"
Immediately, the Mages embedded with the unit began to chant, summoning scorching Fireballs and launching them at Big Brother Metal Slime, who was leading the charge.
However, to the utter astonishment of every Knight, the Metal Slimes didn’t dodge the incoming Fireballs. Instead, they all seemed to tense up at once. Their metallic bodies rapidly turned red-hot, radiating intense heat, until they burst into raging flames themselves.
When the Fireballs struck, the most they did was knock a few of the less steady Metal Slimes from their mounts. The dislodged Slimes rolled about dizzily on the ground for a few moments, but they suffered almost no real damage.
’Hmph, hmph. Big Brother isn’t afraid of fire.’
Big Brother Metal Slime brandished the Small Short Sword in its hand with pride. But just as it was about to press the attack, it saw the surrounding Knights’ faces suddenly fill with terror, as if they had witnessed something more horrifying than the demonic tide. They broke formation, wheeled their horses around, and scattered in every direction.
’Hm... how strange.’
Big Brother Metal Slime retracted the flames from its surface and scratched its reflective metal head with a small, gel-like hand.
’Was I so incredible that I scared the humans into fleeing?’
At this thought, it felt a swell of pride. It was certain to receive praise from the King.
Then, suddenly, the ground began to tremble violently, as if some colossal creature were approaching. The tremors were so intense that the warhorse beneath it shrieked in terror and bolted, galloping away uncontrollably.
"WHOA! WHOA! WHOA!!"
The Metal Slimes on horseback could only cling desperately to the reins as the terrified warhorses dragged them about.
Amid the violent jolting, Big Brother Metal Slime strained to look in the direction of the tremors. Just as it was wondering what could be coming, its small metal eyes suddenly flew wide.
Within the roiling demonic tide, an indescribably enormous purple Slime was oozing in their direction with slow but unstoppable momentum!
It stood nearly half as tall as the walls of Storm Fortress, its body wreathed in lingering arcs of electricity and a chaotic maelstrom of Magic Power.
Through its connection to the Gel network, it recognized him at once. This was the King.
"WOAH!!"
All the Slimes in the Demon Legion witnessed the staggering sight and immediately began to bounce and cheer. In an instant, the entire Gel network was flooded with thoughts like ’Whoa!’, ’The Boss!’, and ’The King is the greatest!’, all filled with the purest adoration and awe.
In the Slimes’ simple philosophy, bigger was better, and bigger was stronger!
In his current form, the King was the strongest of all!
With a great RUMBLE, Chen Yu dragged his massive purple body past the waiting Demon Legion, drawing ever closer to the imposing walls of Storm Fortress.
Louisa, riding a weary Celeste who had struggled back into the air, flew over and circled above his head. Staring down at the behemoth below, she couldn’t help but ask, "Lord Slime, you’re not actually planning to ram Storm Fortress open with your body, are you?"
"Why not?" A soft, almost childish voice, a stark contrast to his colossal form, echoed in her mind with innocent curiosity.
Louisa was suddenly speechless.
’Considering his size and the power he’d just displayed, it actually seemed possible...’
While they were communicating, Allen had already fled back to the top of the wall. Using the cunning and speed of an Assassin, he helped Dominic force Levin into a temporary retreat and even managed to inflict a deep wound on Levin’s arm.
Allen had just breathed a sigh of relief when he caught a glimpse of the battlefield outside the walls. The sight scared him witless.
"Damn it! Dominic, hurry! We can’t let that Slime get near the city! It’ll destroy everything!"
Dominic followed his gaze, and his expression turned incredibly grim.
Taking advantage of Levin being temporarily pinned down, he immediately organized what remaining Knights and Mages he could muster to launch a final counterattack against the approaching purple behemoth and the demonic tide below.
"Activate the reserve power! Magic Towers, full-power attack! Target that giant Slime!!" he roared himself hoarse.
On the walls, four Magic Towers that had previously gone dark flared to life once more with a blinding light. Spears of holy light, razor-sharp Ice Blades, a scorching Fire Rain... Magic Attacks of every element rained down like a storm.
Furthermore, dozens of heavy ballistae adjusted their aim and fired their Enchanted Crossbow Arrows. With a piercing shriek that tore through the air, they all converged on the one target on the battlefield too massive to ignore.
"BOOM!!!"
The vanguard of the demonic tide was instantly obliterated by the concentrated firepower, revealing the scorched earth beneath. Only the Demon Legion, protected by the Shield of the Realm’s barrier, remained unharmed.
As for Chen Yu, his inexorable advance didn’t even falter.
The Enchanted Crossbow Arrows, each powerful enough to pierce heavy armor, embedded themselves in his massive purple Gel body like tiny toothpicks. He felt nothing, and the assault failed to even make him pause.